Great North of Scotland Railway

Introduction

Portions of this railway provide a passenger and goods service between Aberdeen and Keith (53 miles). The service extends from Keith to Inverness by the former Highland Railway. A branch to Dufftown exists, used by the Keith and Dufftown Railway Association. The goods yard at Elgin East was originally a Great North of Scotland Railway terminus.

[Great North of Scotland Railway]Kittybrewster to Dyce doubled (but not used).

18/07/1861

[Great North of Scotland Railway]Double track from Kittybrewster to Dyce brought into use on opened of [Formartine and Buchan Railway].

01/07/1863

[Montrose and Bervie Railway][Great North of Scotland Railway][Aberdeen Junction Railway]Circumbendibus project proposed between the Great North of Scotland Railway and the Montrose and Bervie Railway to provide a new route to the south. This receives Royal assent and would have been called the [Aberdeen Junction Railway].

01/07/1863

[Montrose and Bervie Railway][Great North of Scotland Railway][Aberdeen Junction Railway]Circumbendibus project ([Aberdeen Junction Railway]) project abandoned. Montrose and Bervie Railway shares sold by the Great North of Scotland Railway.

[Great North of Scotland Railway]Inverurie works - Carriages - opened.

/ /1902

[Great North of Scotland Railway]Inverurie works - Locomotives - opened.

/ /1902

[Great North of Scotland Railway]Elgin station re-built.

10/02/1902

[Great North of Scotland Railway]Inverurie (New) opened.

10/02/1902

[Great North of Scotland Railway][Inverury and Old Meldrum Junction Railway]Inverurie (New) station opened further north. The new station had a bay platform for the Old Meldrum trains.

/ /1903

[Great North of Scotland Railway]Persley opened.

/ /1903

[Great North of Scotland Railway][Alford Valley Railway][Inverury and Old Meldrum Junction Railway][St Combs Light Railway] ([Great North of Scotland Railway])Railcars used on the Alford, Lossiemouth, Old Meldrum and St Combs lines.

[North British Railway][Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway][Great North of Scotland Railway][Forth and Clyde Junction Railway][Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway][Gifford and Garvald Railway][Newburgh and North Fife Railway][Lauder Light Railway]Great Central RailwayGrouped into [London and North Eastern Railway].

This was a two platform suburban station in Aberdeen. The station was between Kittybrewster [2nd] and Woodside [GNSR]. The eastbound/southbound platform had a small building, later joined by a small building on the facing platform. There were no goods facilities. ...

This was a two platform station with no goods facilities. The platforms were north of Market Street with the waiting rooms close to the road bridge crossing the line. A stone built recess into the embankment on the west side, for the northbound waiting room, remains. ...

These sidings were opened in 2007 around the time of the closure of the goods yard at Aberdeen Guild Street. In addition to the provision of the sidings the loop at Dyce was extended and coloured lights replaced semaphore. ...

This was a three platform station. There were two platforms on the main line and a bay platform at the north end, on the west side, for the Alford branch. There was a goods yard also at the north end on the west side, approached from the north. There was a turntable for the branch locomotive. ...

This station was at Mill of Buchanstone, just north west of the Rettie cottages. There was a siding to the south of the line, served from the east, and a small building on the north side of the line. ...

This is a two platform station with a fine stone building on the eastbound platform, dating from 1880. There is a good example of a Great North of Scotland Railway waiting shelter on the westbound platform. The station is at Rothney, to the south of Insch. There is a fine footbridge between the platforms. ...

This temporary signal box controlled the east end of Deveron Viaduct. When the line was doubled, the single track viaduct required replacement. In the interim this box controlled the east end of the short single track section over the old bridge. ...